If you were not out here in Northern California you may have missed out on a stormy several days about a week ago. However, the weekend ended with one of the most beautiful days in a while. We headed to Stinson beach to meet Mike and Rachel for their engagement session. They had the idea to take some of the photos at the very spot where Mike proposed, at the end of a hike up Mt. Tam.

“We love to hold hands,” Mike and Rachel told us.

Coupla goofballs! But that’s why we like them. :)

Mike and Rachel did forewarn us there would be a bit of a hike…

Luckily they took it easy on us. They made sure we stuck to the trail. We saw many beautiful things and a 20 min hike to the top to get some photos became a few hours of exploring, laughing and capturing these two re-live the hike they took on the day Mike asked Rachel that very important question.

When we did finally get to the top, well, it was breathtaking…

Goofballs I tell ya!!

Fun fact: We ran into this turkey on the hike back who was showing off for the ladies….ooooo yeahh…

During the drive over to Matt and Jovana’s wedding at Arden Hills, it poured down rain and it was cold and windy. We got there, the rain stopped right on cue, and the sun started to shine and it didn’t rain again until long after they were partying into the night. I love how days just work out like that. :)

We had a great time getting know Angel and Melissa last week at their engagement session! These two are one fun-loving couple! They met in VEGAS, would you expect anything less? :) We took their engagement photos in William Land Park which is just a few blocks from where they live and a place they like to hang out on a blanket in the sun. Ooooh, that sounds kinda awesome right now.

Our next stop was to their home where Melissa requested a couple photos with their newly-bloomed Calla Lilies.

We even made a new friend!

To sum things up we headed to one of their favorite areas in midtown.

To end the night we stopped at Azul, a favorite go-to spot for drinks. Hello, Tequila! It’s no guess that we loved the bright colors in there. :)

Whoooo! You are in for a doozy of an engagement session! Dave and Katrina are getting married at the San Francisco city hall later this year (so excited!) so an engagement session in the City was a natural choice. There are soooo many pretty photos! Dave and Katrina are just about the most adorable couple you’ve ever seen and photographing them was a real treat. We shot most of the session in and around the Presidio of San Francisco. It was GORGEOUS!

Come on now, how cute are they?!

We headed out of the park and into the surrounding neighborhood. My goodness, the houses were amazing!

Dave only had one request for the session…

Off we went to the nearby beach for a romantic sunset!

Just beautiful!

Dave and Katrina, we had a blast with you in SF! We know the wedding will be no different!

Geoff and I have known Matt for a few years now, since we met during our time working for Apple. He’s a self-proclamed geek and a total game lover. When he met Asia and we learned that she shared his love for video games and all things nerdy, we knew he could not have found a more perfect mate. What is even cooler is how Matt proposed to Asia — at a Minecraft Convention! If you have a minute you should check out the video of the proposal, it is so sweet and nerdy!

We asked Matt and Asia about places that were close the their heart to do their engagement session. Immediately, Matt told us about a park where they’d spent a lot of time together and had even drawn a picture on the playground equipment (vandals!! hehe) anthropomorphizing themselves as dinosaurs. He went on to tell us about a field nearby with stairs that lead to nowhere. This place sounded awesome! So we met up with them at the park and they went right off in search of the drawing. It was still there!

And hello, Asia? Isn’t she absolutely gorgeous!? Matt picked this little bunch of flowers for her…aww.

They couldn’t stop giggling like school kids.

After the park, we headed off to those stairs that lead to nowhere. This place was so cool! Weird abandoned architecture, a huge field filled with spring green grass, crazy tree branches, and a random patch of wild daffodils, what more could you ask for?

To finish up our session we walked over to the nearby levee for some awesome sunset shots.

If you thought a Minecraft marriage proposal was cool, just wait for the wedding! Matt and Asia told us about all of their amazing Minecraft decor ideas and we cannot WAIT for the wedding! Congratulations you two!